X Corp told the Karnataka High Court that Section 79(3)(b) of the IT Act cannot be used to bypass safeguards under Section 69A. The court is examining if the Sahyog portal violates constitutional rights of intermediaries.
X Corp has been granted two weeks to submit amendment applications regarding its petition against the government’s content takedown orders, with the hearing rescheduled for July 1, 2025. The company argues that the government misuses legal provisions for content removal and should follow Section 69A of the IT Act for proper procedure.
Karnataka: Today, 20th March, Social media platform ‘X’ (previously known as Twitter), owned by billionaire Elon Musk, has filed a lawsuit in the Karnataka High Court against the Indian government. The company claims that the government is unfairly regulating online content and imposing censorship without following proper legal procedures.
The Election Commission of India directed the removal of a disputed BJP video in Jharkhand for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct amid assembly elections. The BJP complied but was asked for an explanation due to complaints from rival parties regarding the video’s misleading and communal content.